High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Solar Flares - Constraining the Accelerated Proton Spectrum
Abstract
Using a multi-component model to describe the γ-ray emission, we investigate the flares of December 16, 1988 and March 6, 1989 which exhibited unambiguous evidence of neutral pion decay. The observations are then combined with theoretical calculations of pion production to constrain the accelerated proton spectra.
- Publication:
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Solar Physics
- Pub Date:
- April 1994
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00654088
- Bibcode:
- 1994SoPh..151..147A
- Keywords:
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- Energy Spectra;
- Gamma Rays;
- Radioactive Decay;
- Solar Flares;
- Solar Protons;
- Solar Spectra;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Gamma Ray Astronomy;
- Pions;
- Solar Maximum Mission;
- Solar Physics;
- Flare;
- Spectral Index;
- Solar Flare;
- Proton Spectrum;
- Neutral Pion